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<blockquote data-quote="Chris85" data-source="post: 463396" data-attributes="member: 30135"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>Background is that I'm trying to prep my house as much as possible before I get a proper elecrucian in to do any main electrics work, to try keeping costs down.</p><p></p><p>As part of the work I've chased out the walls for electric back boxes but I've chased a bit too deep in places so it's hard to get the back boxes flush and level. I've read about using shims etc. My worry about shims is that if the backbox needs changed in future for any reason itd be a pain to re-set so I'd like to try getting the finish as best as possible.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking about rigging up some sort of tool that would essentially be a longer piece of wood (higher/longer than the chase) to give level against the wall, with a smaller (correct depth) piece of wood or metal attached which I could then use as a guage/level. I'd then fill the chase a bit with mortor, and use this tool to smooth it to the correct depth for a backbox.</p><p></p><p>Does this seem like a sensible aproach? Or are there reasons you'd avoid this?</p><p></p><p>The other option is to use shims and try filling in behind the backbox to take the shape/depth of it but i find it hard getting the mortor behind the fitted box.</p><p></p><p>Any advice would be great.</p><p></p><p>Thanks </p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris85, post: 463396, member: 30135"] Hi guys, Background is that I'm trying to prep my house as much as possible before I get a proper elecrucian in to do any main electrics work, to try keeping costs down. As part of the work I've chased out the walls for electric back boxes but I've chased a bit too deep in places so it's hard to get the back boxes flush and level. I've read about using shims etc. My worry about shims is that if the backbox needs changed in future for any reason itd be a pain to re-set so I'd like to try getting the finish as best as possible. I was thinking about rigging up some sort of tool that would essentially be a longer piece of wood (higher/longer than the chase) to give level against the wall, with a smaller (correct depth) piece of wood or metal attached which I could then use as a guage/level. I'd then fill the chase a bit with mortor, and use this tool to smooth it to the correct depth for a backbox. Does this seem like a sensible aproach? Or are there reasons you'd avoid this? The other option is to use shims and try filling in behind the backbox to take the shape/depth of it but i find it hard getting the mortor behind the fitted box. Any advice would be great. Thanks Chris [/QUOTE]
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